This video captures the terrifying shoot-out between French police officers and machine gun-wielding gunmen outside the Paris concert hall where more than 80 people were slaughtered. The footage, taken by photographer Patrick Zachmann, shows armed officers engaging in a gunfight with terrorists, who are not seen on camera, around the corner from the Bataclan theatre. In one heart-stopping moment, an officer ushers a civilian woman across the path of the gunfire to safety on the other side of the road. And sparks fly as bullets ricochet off a parked car caught in the crossfire (top right). Moments earlier, jihadists shouting 'Allahu Akbar' - God is great - had started indiscriminately killing those who had crammed into the venue to see US band Eagles of Death Metal (pictured inset, a woman is rescued from the scene).
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Shootout at the Bataclan hall: Dramatic video emerges of terrifying firefight between French police and terrorist gunmen outside concert where more than 80 people were massacred in cold blood
- Officers are filmed breaking cover before retreating as jihadists fire with machine guns from Bataclan concert hall
- At one point, an officer ushers a civilian woman across the path of gunfire to safety on the other side of the road
- Jihadists shouting 'Allahu Akbar' - God is Great - indiscriminately killed more than 80 crammed into the venue
This video captures the terrifying shoot-out between French police officers and machine gun-wielding gunmen outside the Paris concert hall where more than 80 people were slaughtered.
The footage, taken by photographer Patrick Zachmann, shows armed officers engaging in a gunfight with terrorists, who are not seen on camera, around the corner from the Bataclan theatre.
In one dramatic moment, an officer ushers a civilian woman across the path of the gunfire to safety on the other side of the road. Sparks fly as bullets ricochet off parked cars.
Earlier, jihadists shouting 'Allahu Akbar' - God is great - had started indiscriminately killing those who had crammed into the venue to see US band Eagles of Death Metal.
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Shoot-out: A group of police officers are seen taking cover behind a building as terrorists fired shots from the Bataclan concert venue
Crossfire: Sparks fly as bullets from the terrorists' machine guns ricochet off the bonnet of a parked car
Retreat: The officers are seen running for cover as they are targeted by a volley of rapid-fire shots
Surrounded by emergency vehicles, officers are seen breaking cover as they attempt to bring down the terrorists before retreating when they are met with a volley of rapid-fire shots.
The video is narrated by Mr Zachmann, who ended up at the scene after following some police cars. It has since been posted online.
His vantage point, diagonally across the road from the police, meant he could not see the gunmen standing outside the theatre. However the sparks from their bullets is captured on camera.
At one point, Mr Zachmann said he heard shouts from a woman lying on the ground. He said: 'She was asking for help, she was saying "aidez-moi, aidez-moi", so help me, help me.' The photographer added the police officers 'seemed to be really nervous, even scared.'
He said: 'It was like panic. You felt it was not under their control.'
Two more videos have emerged from the scene.
As survivors started to tell their stories, some spoke of how music fans were picked off one-by-one by the gunmen, who reportedly spoke perfect French. Two of the gunmen arrived in a black BMW, according to witnesses.
Ludovic Mentahov, 20, told MailOnline: 'I was walking along the street when I saw a German car pull up ahead, black, a BMW, I think.
'Two guys got out. They were dressed head to foot in black.Their faces weren't covered, I could see they were young. They were each carrying a Kalashnikov. I was scared. I just ran.'
After entering the venue, which can hold 1,500, they shot at people standing by the bar, before turning their guns to the terrified crowd, according to survivors of the massacre.
Eight bombers carried out the devastating attacks, leaving 128 people dead and as many as 200 people injured in Paris
An armed officer stands outside the theatre, which is just 200 metres from the Charlie Hebdo offices
Tension: Armed police prepare their assault on the terrorists at the Bataclan concert hall, where 80 people were slaughtered on Friday
A woman is evacuated from the scene of the massacre, where witnesses said gunmen threatened to kill anyone who moved
A fireman administers first aid to one of the concert-goers caught up in the shooting inside the Bataclan concert hall
One concert-goer is rescued from the concert hall on a stretcher after terrorists opened fire during a heavy metal concert
Some of those fortunate enough to walk away from the massacre embrace outside the theatre, where more than 80 people lost their lives
'They didn't stop firing. There was blood everywhere, corpses everywhere. Everyone was trying to flee,' said Pierre Janaszak, a radio presenter who was at the concert.
'I clearly heard them say 'It's the fault of Hollande, it's the fault of your president, he should not have intervened in Syria'.'
ISIS has now claimed responsibility, saying 'eight brothers wearing explosive belts and carrying assault rifles' conducted a 'blessed attack on... Crusader France'.
The killers - who are understood to have been young, with one possibly just 15 - specifically targeted places where young people were enjoying their Friday evening.
Those fortunate enough to escape the massacre later described scenes of chaos as Kalashnikov-wielding gunmen told people trying to flee, 'if you move, we'll kill you'. The jihadists paused briefly to move up to the balcony, where they reloaded and opened fire at concert-goers in the pit downstairs.
The footage shows a woman hanging from the second floor window of the Bataclan theatre, while others run for their lives into the street
Fleeing the massacre: A dramatic new video has emerged showing desperate Paris terror attack victims escaping from a theatre where jihadi gunmen slaughtered dozens of concert-goers, with some (above) dragging their bleeding friends along the ground to safety
A victim under a blanket lays dead outside the Bataclan theatre in Paris where around 80 concert-goers were massacred by jihadi gunmen
Frenchman Loic Wiels, 33, said bullets whizzed so close to him that he was hit by the wood splinters they sent flying. And under his feet he could feel the blood that poured out of the wounded and the dead.
Just an hour prior Wiels had felt lucky to be among the crowd at the venue in eastern Paris. He had managed to get a ticket at the last minute for the Eagles of Death Metal concert, which was sold out. He recalled how someone in the audience joked 'it's firecrackers' as the explosions rang out.
'I saw three attackers, two of them clearly,' he said. 'One looked like a young guy, with a three-day beard. The other was closely shaved, wearing small eye glasses and some kind of yellow beret. He was also wearing what I took for a bullet-proof vest. It was actually an explosive vest.
Rescue workers help a woman after a shooting, outside the Bataclan theatre in Paris
French special forces evacuate people, including an injured man holding his head, as people gather near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal shootings
One of the concert-goers who was rescued from the Bataclan concert hall, where terrorists opened fire - killing innocent people
French fire brigade members aid an injured individual near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris
A victim is wheeled out of the Bataclan concert hall where Islamic State gunmen mercilessly slaughtered more than 80 fans
Rescued: One injured victim is carried away as scenes of horror are revealed, below, at the Bataclan concert hall
A victim's body lies covered on Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire, close to the Bataclan theatre
Cafe horror: A woman wipes tears from her eyes as she and other survivors help comfort some of the wounded
After shooting dead more than 80 people packed into the pit, the jihadists used the vests to blow themselves up.
Sylvain Raballant, 42, said: 'I turn around and I see two guys with Kalashnikovs. They were dressed normally: jeans and sneakers. At first I thought they were shooting in the air. Then I saw people falling over.' Everyone that was in the pit, like Mr Wiels and Mr Raballant, hit the floor.
Another concert-goer, a 35-year-old named only as 'Philippe' said: 'They fired into the crowd and people tried to escape but the attackers said, "If you move, we'll kill you".' He heard the attackers say: 'What's happening to you, is your fault. We are avenging our brothers in Syria.'
A woman is comforted as she breaks down outside the Carillon cafe and the Petit Cambodge restaurant where victims were gunned down
Shock: A woman breaks down in tears while visiting Le Carillon cafe, where around 14 people were killed in the terror attacks
One woman prays (left) while another weeps (right) in front of the Carillon cafe in Paris where victims were gunned down by ISIS militants
People place flowers and light candles in tribute of the victims near to the Bataclan concert venue in Paris
Grief-stricken: People take part in a gathering near 'Le Petit Cambodge' restaurant where several people were killed in the wave of attacks
Bono and band members from the band U2 place flowers on the pavement near the scene of yesterday's Bataclan massacre
Two men hug after placing flowers at a vigil site near the Bataclan theatre where gunmen fired indiscriminately at innocent victims
Mr Raballant said he saw people getting up and trying to escape and decided to do the same. But a fresh burst of gunfire sent him back to the floor with his 'head in his hands, near the sound board'.
'I couldn't move anymore. I tried not to even breathe. Next to me, there was a drunk guy who kept saying "We're all going to die". A couple of us whispered for him to shut up. There were also people who were moaning. It was horrible.'
Another survivor, named Anthony, said the fact that he was at the back of the room saved his life. The moving crowd knocked him to the floor and when he lifted his head he saw 'a bearded guy, no mask, a gun in his hand,' who was shooting methodically.
He said: 'I was waiting for the fatal shot. And then somebody yelled that they (attackers) were gone, everybody wanted to get out. I slipped in a pool of thick blood. We crawled, we climbed over people.'
Philippe said: 'From the balcony they started shooting into the pit. When they backed up to reload I got up and I ran, I ran to the exit and I didn't stop until the Metro.'
Tribute: Nick Alexander, right and left with his girlfriend, was killed while working at the concert hall on Friday night
Dead: Marie Mosser, left, Francois-Xavier Prevost, centre, and Lola Salines, right, were named as three of the victims of the terror attack
Dead: Former LSE student Valentin Ribet, left, Mathieu Hoche, centre, and Marie Lausch, right, all died in the attacks
A collage of pictures posted on Twitter under the hashtag 'RechercheParis' – which means 'search Paris' – shows some of those feared dead in the ISIS massacre as distraught family and friends launched a desperate search for loved ones in the hours after the terror attacks
Colours of blue, white and red are projected over the crowd as they pay tribute to the 129 innocent people who were killed in a string of terror attacks across Paris
Paris, Je t'aime: A man holds a sign in the shape of a heart with the French flag as people hold a vigil for victims of the Paris attacks
Thousands gather and hold up their phones in front of The National Gallery in Trafalgar Square during a vigil for victims of the Paris terrorist attacks
Paris, Je t'aime: A man holds a sign in the shape of a heart with the French flag as people hold a vigil for victims of the Paris attacks
Thousands gather and hold up their phones in front of The National Gallery in Trafalgar Square during a vigil for victims of the Paris terrorist attacks
Jihadis sneaked into Europe as fake Syrian refugees: Killer's passport was used by 'migrant' who arrived in Greece just weeks ago
By Ian Gallagher and Martin Beckford for the Mail on Sunday and Darren Boyle for MailOnline
Two of the suicide bombers who caused carnage in the Paris massacre are thought to have sneaked into France by posing as refugees from Syria.
The disclosure, which came amid claims of French intelligence failures, inevitably raised new security concerns about Europe’s borders.
Police said the two men, who arrived in Greece last month, were among seven attackers, one as young as 15.
One of the attackers was last night named by French media as Mostefai Ismaël Omar, 29, from Courcouronnes, in Essonne.
Serbian media last night reported that one of the terrorists was named as Ahmed Almuhamed. The newspaper, Blic, said that 25-year-old Almuhamed arrived in Europe on the Greek island of Leros on October 3 on his way to Paris.
French authorities now believe that at least two of the terrorists came from Syria through Greece with Serbian media, reporting that one of the terrorists was 25 year old Ahmed Almuhamed, whose passport was found at the scene of the attack at the Stade de France, left
One of the terrorists is believed to have left Syria, travelled through Turkey and registered as a refugee on the Greek island of Leros on October 3 before continuing his journey northwards eventually arriving in Paris
Eight bombers carried out the devastating attacks, leaving 128 people dead and as many as 200 people injured in Parisber 7, he had entered Serbia at Miratovce, having crossed the frontier from Macedonia. The newspaper reported that Almuhamed, applied for asylum in Serbia in Presevo before crossing into Croatia and Austria.
Paris prosecutors confirmed that the suspects, all wearing explosive vests, roamed across the French capital in three teams, perpetrating the ‘worst acts of violence’ in the country since the Second World War. Fingerprint records show that two of the terrorists had arrived in the EU as refugees through Greece.
A Syrian passport found near the body of one of the gunmen who struck at the Stade de France showed the holder, who was born in 1990, had passed through the Greek island of Leros on October 3.
Greece’s deputy minister in charge of police, Nikos Toscas, said he was ‘identified [as a refugee] according to EU rules’ as he passed through the country, but did not know if it was checked elsewhere en route to Paris. In all, 129 people were killed in a series of co-ordinated bomb and gun attacks on Friday night. With 99 of the 352 wounded critically ill, the death toll is expected to rise.
Six of the terrorists, believed to be from Islamic State, took their own lives, while one was shot dead by police.
Among their victims was a 36-year-old British man, Nick Alexander, from Colchester in Essex, who was selling T-shirts at the Bataclan Theatre where 89 music fans were slaughtered.
With much of Europe on high alert yesterday, a Frenchman caused chaos at Gatwick Airport after producing what appeared to be a gun at an easyJet check-in desk. Hundreds of passengers were evacuated after the 41-year-old man fled and threw the ‘firearm’ into a rubbish bin at the North Terminal following a row with staff.
French fire officer helped an injured man away from the scene of the attack at the Bataclan concert in Paris on Friday night
Survivors began tending to those who had been injured during Friday's atrocity despite the fear of further terrorist attacks
Authorities in Belgium have made several arrests in the Brussels area of Molenbeek in a series of raids
Belgian police arrested three suspects as they tried to cross the border from France on Friday night
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As France declared a state of emergency and tightened its borders, it emerged that a catastrophe was averted at the Stade de France, where 80,000 watched a friendly football match between France and Germany.
A security guard frisked one of the attackers as he tried to enter the stadium with a ticket, only to find that he was wearing an explosives vest.
At least one of the bombers is believed to be a Parisian according to French authorities
A victim is wheeled out of the Bataclan concert hall where Islamic State gunmen mercilessly slaughtered up to 100 fans before blowing themselves up in a series of co-ordinated attacks across the French capital
One of the concert-goers who was rescued from the Bataclan concert hall, where terrorists opened fire - killing innocent people
His plan had been to detonate it on the terraces, triggering a stampede of fans – straight into the path of another bomber outside.
But after being discovered he ran and detonated the bomb outside, killing one other person, a 63-year-old Portuguese man.
At least one of the bombers is a Parisian. French prosecutor Francois Molins said that the attacker, who appears to be the ringleader is from the Courcouronnes suburb, the same district to the south of the capital that spawned the Charlie Hebdo killers
The man, known only as Mr Ismaël, was born November 22, 1985, and had a criminal record, but had never spent time in jail. He had been known to France’s security services since 2010 and was on ‘Fiche S’, their watchlist of known extremists.
He was known as having been radicalised but had never been implicated in a counter-terrorism investigation. ‘He was considered a radicalised person and had a security report,’ Mr. Mollins said.
But he was not being monitored closely enough to stop him taking part in Friday’s monstrous attacks, described by Islamic State, which claimed responsibility, as ‘just the start of a storm’.
Professor Anthony Glees, terror expert at the University of Buckingham, said: ‘I have no doubt whatsoever that some of the people in this plot will have been infiltrated into France in the guise of asylum-seekers. We worried about it, now we have it. I think this is of enormous significance.’
Other vital clues were also missed. More than a week ago, a heavily-armed suspect was stopped in Germany on his way to Paris. Hidden in his car, police found a terrifying arsenal, including seven Kalashnikov assault rifles and seven hand grenades. The destination programmed into his satnav system was Paris but officers failed to alert anti-terror police.
A second attacker at the stadium is believed to have been as young as 15. Supporters of both France and Germany were held in the stadium until they could be safely evacuated
At least eight militants, all wearing suicide vests, brought unprecedented violence to the streets of the French capital in the bloodiest attack in Europe since the Madrid train bombings in 2004
An armed officer stands outside the theatre, which is just 200 metres from the Charlie Hebdo offices
Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said of the seven attackers: ‘We have to find out where they came from... and how they were financed.’
Mr Molins confirmed that three Frenchmen arrested in Belgium yesterday were linked to the attacks. Police are focusing their investigation on two vehicles. One was a black Seat used by gunmen at two of the attacks and has yet to be found.
The other is a black Volkswagen Polo with Belgian registration plates found at the Bataclan. This was rented to a Frenchman living in Belgium who was identified in a spot check by police on Friday morning as he drove across the Belgian border with two others.
Investigators believe these three may be another team of attackers who managed to flee the scene.
As details of the killers’ identities began to emerge yesterday, Corinne Narassiguin, spokesman for France’s ruling Socialist party, admitted: ‘Obviously there was a failure of intelligence so we’ll have to look into this.’ She told the BBC that the French government had recently voted through new measures to improve surveillance of terror suspects, and 2,000 new posts are being created, but added: ‘Unfortunately all these measures are not yet fully operational.
Tension: Armed police prepare their assault on the terrorists at the Bataclan concert hall, where 80 people were slaughtered on Friday
In May this year, The Mail on Sunday revealed the concerns of security analysts that Islamic State extremists were being smuggled into Europe among refugees crossing the Mediterranean. Yesterday’s discovery appeared to confirm those worst fears.
Prosecutors also said the terrorists used an improved explosive known as TATP, or triacetone triperoxide, which also was used in the 2005 bombings in London.
Expressions of sympathy echoed around the world as France struggled to come to terms with the second major terror outrage on its soil in 12 months.
Mourners leave floral tributes at the main entrance of Le Carillon restaurant which was targeted in a series of terrorist attacks in Paris
French special forces evacuate people, including an injured man holding his head, as people gather near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal shootings
Around 150 people gathered in Trafalgar Square in central London today as they showed support to the French following the string of terror attacks carried out in Paris last night, in which 129 innocent people were killed
A woman is comforted as she breaks down outside the Carillon cafe and the Petit Cambodge restaurant where victims were gunned down
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Paris to pay tribute to the victims of last nights' horrific attacks
Women leave candles at the French embassy during a vigil in Ottawa, in Cananda, a day after the terror attacks in France
Prime Minister David Cameron said: ‘The events in Paris are the worst acts of violence in France since the Second World War, the worst terrorist attack in Europe for a decade, a horrifying and sickening attack. Our hearts go out to the French people and to all those who lost loved ones. Today the British and French peoples stand together as we have so often before in our history when confronted by evil.’
And writing in The Mail on Sunday, London Mayor Boris Johnson promised that the ‘narcissistic death cult’ of Islamic State would be crushed. ‘There can be no compromise with this twisted ideology,’ he writes. ‘No room for common ground because their ambition is so wholly nihilistic. They must be defeated – and they will be defeated.’
Throughout yesterday the streets of the French capital were eerily quiet. The attacks were the worst in Europe since the 2004 Madrid train bombings which killed 191.
French president Francois Hollande declared the atrocities an ‘act of war’ by IS and vowed to ‘mercilessly’ strike back against the jihadi ‘barbarians’.
The French government stepped up its participation in the military air campaign in Syria at the end of September. On October 8, it conducted a strike against militants in Raqqa, Syria, apparently targeting Salim Benghalem, a Frenchman fighting for IS who was one of the group’s most famous Western executioners. His popularity among French extremists was almost parallel to that of Jihadi John.
The distressing scenes in the French capital have sent shockwaves across social media, with a number of campaigns launched to help people who were unable to get safely home
An armed policeman stands guard near the scene of the shooting in Paris on Friday night
Crossfire: Sparks fly as bullets from the terrorists' machine guns ricochet off the bonnet of a parked car
Missing: Gaelle Messager, left, Isabelle Merlin, centre, and Maud Serrault, right, are all feared dead by loved ones after the attacks
Dead: Marie Mosser, left, Francois-Xavier Prevost, centre, and Lola Salines, right, were named as three of the victims of the terror attack
Questions for French security services after it emerges three major intelligence failures may have let the killers get through
Vital clues were missed that could have averted the Paris atrocities, it was feared last night as it was revealed that:
- A heavily armed suspect was stopped on his way to the French capital more than a week ago but German police who uncovered an arsenal of weapons in his car did not tell anti-terror chiefs.
- At least one of the terrorists was a Parisian who had been on a terror watch list for five years, but was not being monitored closely enough to be stopped before he took part in the murderous attack.
- Greek authorities believe that two of the gunmen sneaked into Europe posing as a refugee from Syria – heightening fears that not enough security checks are being carried out on migrants.
As details of the killers’ identities began to emerge yesterday, Corinne Narassiguin, spokeswoman for France’s ruling Socialist Party, admitted: ‘Obviously there was a failure of intelligence.’
Vital clues were missed that could have averted the Paris atrocities, it was feared last night as the investigation continues
Greek authorities believe that two of the gunmen sneaked into Europe posing as a refugee from Syria, with one registering in Leros on October 3
She said the French government had recently voted through new measures to improve surveillance of terror suspects, with 2,000 new posts being created, but added: ‘Unfortunately all these measures are not yet fully operational.’
French intelligence and security services had been reorganised in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacres, which left 16 dead in January. It emerged that the brothers behind the killings, Cherif and Said Kouachi, were well known to the authorities and were being watched – but surveillance was called off just six months before they launched their attack.
Since then counter-terrorist forces say they have thwarted several plots and in August passengers overpowered a gunman who opened fire on a high-speed train bound for Paris.
But it is feared there was a fatal breakdown in communication between European law enforcement agencies earlier this month. During a routine check of a VW Golf on the Salzburg to Munich autobahn on November 5, police discovered a ‘professionally built’ secret compartment crammed with weaponry and munitions.
At least one of the terrorists was a Parisian who had been on a terror watch list for five years, but was not being monitored closely enough to be stopped before he took part in the murderous attack. Above, French fire brigade members aid an injured individual near the Bataclan concert hall
Victims of the attack lay on the pavement outside La Bell Equipe restaurant. As details of the killers’ identities began to emerge yesterday, Corinne Narassiguin, spokeswoman for France’s ruling Socialist Party, admitted: ‘Obviously there was a failure of intelligence’
‘An inspection of the glove compartment revealed a revolver,’ said a security source. ‘The compartment itself was damaged and behind it could be seen something sticking out – it was the barrel of an AK-47 hidden in the engine compartment.’
Eventually discovered in the hideaway built into the car bodywork and welded over were a further seven AK-47 assault rifles of the type used in the Parisian bloodbath, complete with full magazines. Five pistols, seven hand grenades, fuses, detonators and a revolver completed the mini arsenal. The destination programmed into the driver’s sat-nav was Paris. The 51-year-old driver, a Muslim from Montenegro, was arrested and held in custody but has refused to talk.
The country has long been a recruiting ground for Islamic State (IS) terrorists in the Balkans and some 300 individuals there are believed to be under surveillance. But although the arrest by Bavarian police was reported to Interpol, details were not given to anti-terror specialists in Berlin who may have been able to join up the dots with their French counterparts and so prevent the Paris massacre.
‘There will be hell to pay about this in the coming days,’ said an intelligence source.
A mourner pays his respects outside the Le Carillon restaurant, the site of one of the attacks
Bavaria’s state premier Horst Seehofer said on Saturday: ‘We have an arrest where there is reasonable expectation that it may be to do with the things that happened in Paris.’
Meanwhile, at least one of the terrorists who struck on Friday night had been on ‘Fiche S’, a watch list of known extremists.
One of the gunmen who stormed the Bataclan concert hall was identified by his fingerprints as a 29-year-old named only as a Mr Ismaël. He had a criminal record, lived in the southern Paris suburb of Courcouronnes, and had been known to the intelligence agencies since 2010, French media said.
The cell responsible for the massacre travelled to IS heartlands for training, while at least one member re-entered Europe last month via a Greek island among refugees fleeing the chaos of Syria.
Three alleged accomplices were arrested in Brussels last night over the plot, but it is likely to be seen by many as too little, too late.
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